{"id":34081,"date":"2025-09-30T12:59:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T04:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/?p=34081"},"modified":"2025-10-31T13:01:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T05:01:27","slug":"sarawak-governments-commitment-to-safeguard-religious-harmony-says-sebastian-ting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/?p=34081","title":{"rendered":"Sarawak Government\u2019s Commitment to Safeguard Religious Harmony, Says Sebastian Ting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sarawak United Peoples\u2019 Party (SUPP) Secretary-General, Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew stated that religious harmony in Sarawak is not just a slogan but is demonstrated through concrete actions by the state government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He pointed out that the establishment of the Unit for Other Religions (UNIFOR) is the strongest proof of this commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince its inception, UNIFOR has channelled over RM556.5 million, of which RM475 million went towards the construction and repair of religious institutions, while RM90 million was allocated for the development and improvement of mission schools. For this year alone, the Sarawak Government allocated RM111 million, with RM90 million dedicated to upgrading religious premises and RM20 million for mission schools,\u201d Ting said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that Sarawak has been able to preserve mutual respect and tolerance among different religions and ethnicities because of the government\u2019s continuous efforts to promote harmony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHere in Sarawak, we can gather at a temple, regardless of faith, to celebrate through music and fellowship. This is one of the most beautiful aspects of our state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ting also encouraged participants of the karaoke singing competition to showcase their talents with confidence and spread positive energy through their voices, while reminding everyone to value both physical and mental well-being in daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stressed that Sarawak\u2019s harmonious atmosphere is a source of pride, and with UNIFOR\u2019s efforts and government support, this harmony will continue to flourish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DatukSebastian_078.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DatukSebastian_078-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34077\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;width:798px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DatukSebastian_078-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DatukSebastian_078-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DatukSebastian_078-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DatukSebastian_078-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DatukSebastian_078.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DatukSebastian_080.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DatukSebastian_080-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34079\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;width:798px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DatukSebastian_080-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DatukSebastian_080-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DatukSebastian_080-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DatukSebastian_080-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DatukSebastian_080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarawak United Peoples\u2019 Party (SUPP) Secretary-General, Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew stated that religious harmony in Sarawak is not just a slogan but is demonstrated through concrete actions by the state government. He pointed out that the establishment of the Unit for Other Religions (UNIFOR) is the strongest proof of this commitment. \u201cSince its inception, UNIFOR has channelled over RM556.5 million, of which RM475 million went towards the construction and repair of religious institutions, while RM90 million was allocated for the development and improvement of mission schools. For this year<a href=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/?p=34081\" class=\"read-more\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,1,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34081"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34081"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34082,"href":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34081\/revisions\/34082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}